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Army Opens Search To Find Improved Optic For Mobile Machine Guns

Army Opens Search To Find Improved Optic For Mobile Machine Guns
Staff Sgt. Daryl Carroll, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, shoots an M240B machine gun during training at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany Feb. 8, 2018. (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Sharon Matthias)

The Army is accepting proposals to find a new machine-gun optic needed to hit targets faster and allow gunners to be more accurate on their first round. Project Manager Soldier Weapons released a request for proposals notice on Oct. 19 for the Mounted Machine Gun Optic (MMO), which will be integrated on M240B, M2/M2A1, and Mk19 machine guns.“The MMO procurement is...seeking a system solution that will enable warfighters to scan with both eyes open, then rapidly slew the weapon on…

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